He tukanga tino roa e huri ai te āhua me te hanga o tētahi mea ki āhua kē, ki hanga kē. Ko te rerekē haere o ngā ira o tētahi rauropi i roto i te takanga o ngā whakatipuranga. He manomano tau ka hua ake he momo hou.
A long process of change from one form or structure to another. A change in the genetic make-up of an organism from one generation to another. Over the course of time, this results in the origin of a new species.
kuku (kukune) - swell as pregnancy advances, grow
whatanga (whanaketanga) - grow, move onwards or upwards
He aha tā te Māori mō te kukuwhatanga o te ao e noho nei tātou, he aha tā ngā mātanga pūtaiao?
Whakamāramatia mai te kukuwhatanga o te ao mai i te wā o ngā atua.
E ai ki ngā kaimātai pūtaiao, nā te kukuwhatanga o te rauropi pūtautahi i hua ake ai te matatini o ngā rauropi e noho nei ki a Papatūānuku ināianei.